So, why is Pal PS not as good as NTSC...

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or is it me?
I'm running all my source kit (Panasonic S75, Sky +) through an Iscan pro. I used to just run the DVD player in NTSC PS and that was great...however, through the iscan, NTSC is still great but pal PS is, what shall we call it...? - shabby. Still get "jaggies" and whites seem to glow from the screen (albeit with a slightly blue tinge). As I said, NTSC PS is fine, just as it was running direct from the DVD player.
The PJ is a Sony HS1 used with a Hoya filter and shows Pal PS (from DVD and Sky+) as 575/50p.
Any help would be some help...Red Dragon was the source for the R2 BTW.

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Defo outputting 575/50p according to the PJ. I've come to the conclusion it must be something to do with the discs...since I started this thread, I've had the iscan a couple of weeks. I've now managed to watch a few R2 films through it and in most cases, the R2 is better than R1.
I have found another dodgy disc though - Gangs Of New York R2. There are parts of this film where certain bits of the scenery appear to be alive - brick walls, wires running accross the road, iron fences etc. However things like Minority Reoort, Roadkill and Donnie Darko were as good as anything I've watched R1...?

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I've got my dvd player hooked up to tv and projector. On a number of occasions I've noticed things like this. So I've flicked on the TV and seen the faults on that... when looking at the tv from about 3/6 inches away!

Shrek (R1) closing credits is a good example. Watched on my projector they were jumping all over the place. Viewed on my 28" TV from 10 ft away I didn't notice it.

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Originally posted by Army Bloke or is it me?
I'm running all my source kit (Panasonic S75, Sky +) through an Iscan pro. I used to just run the DVD player in NTSC PS and that was great...however, through the iscan, NTSC is still great but pal PS is, what shall we call it...? - shabby. Still get "jaggies" and whites seem to glow from the screen (albeit with a slightly blue tinge). As I said, NTSC PS is fine, just as it was running direct from the DVD player.
The PJ is a Sony HS1 used with a Hoya filter and shows Pal PS (from DVD and Sky+) as 575/50p.
Any help would be some help...Red Dragon was the source for the R2 BTW.

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Not sure it applies here but most projectors if not all seem to be optimised for NTSC. My Panasonic AE100' LCD panels are near enough the actual ntsc widescreen resolution used for dvds etc. Therefore it gives its best results with ntsc material. Pal has to be scaled inside the projector and this degrades the picture. Hence for PAL dvds on my setup its better if I use my pc to scale the image before it enters the projector to get the best results.

The reverse is true of televisions as most euro spec television tubes are optimised for pal and give their best results with pal sources.